Grizzly Man

Name: Grizzly Man
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2005-09-30
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter, Val Dexter, Sam Egli, Franc G. Fallico

IMDb ID: tt0427312 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.8 (64,293 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography

A devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Grizzly Man
Canada: Grizzly Man (English)
Canada: Grizzly Man (French)
Germany: Grizzly Man
Denmark: Grizzly Man
Spain: Grizzly Man
Finland: Grizzly Man
France: Grizzly Man
United Kingdom: Grizzly Man
Greece: Grizzly Man
Ireland: Grizzly Man (English)
India: Grizzly Man (English)
Italy: Grizzly Man
Netherlands: Grizzly Man
New Zealand: Grizzly Man (English)
Philippines: Grizzly Man (English)
Poland: Grizzly Man (Alternative Title)
Portugal: Grizzly Man
Sweden: Grizzly Man
Singapore: Grizzly Man (English)
United States: Grizzly Man
South Africa: Grizzly Man (English)
Mexico: El hombre oso
United States: El hombre oso (Spanish)
Hungary: A grizzlyember
Vietnam: Bi Kịch Hoang Dã
Serbia: Čovek-grizli
Poland: Człowiek niedźwiedź
Estonia: Grislimees
Finland: Karhumies (TV Title)
Brazil: O Homem Urso
Romania: Omul grizzly
Lithuania: Žmogus grizlis
Ukraine: Людина-грізлі
Russia: Чeловек гризли
Japan: グリズリーマン (Japanese)
Taiwan: 灰熊人
Hong Kong: 熊人 (Mandarin)
El hombre osoContent RatingRRelease Date2005-09-30Runtime103 minutesMetascore87IMDb Popularity0User Reviews460Critic Reviews210Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsman eaten by a bear
documentary filmmaker
cannibalism
animal attack
obsessionFilming LocationsKatmai National Park, Alaska, USAProduction CompaniesLionsgate
Discovery Docs
Real Big ProductionOfficial SitesOfficial Site - http://www.grizzlyman.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0427312.jpgUpdated At2026-06-20T19:28:42

Directors

Werner Herzog

Writers

Werner Herzog

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Werner Herzog | Character: Self, Narrator, Interviewer
Actor: Carol Dexter | Character: Self - Treadwell's Mother
Actor: Val Dexter | Character: Self - Treadwell's Father
Actor: Sam Egli | Character: Self - Egli Air Haul
Actor: Franc G. Fallico | Character: Self - Coroner
Actor: Willy Fulton | Character: Self - Pilot
Actor: Marc Gaede | Character: Self - Ecologist
Actor: Marnie Gaede | Character: Self - Ecologist
Actor: Sven Haakanson Jr. | Character: Self - Alutiiq Museum Director
Actor: Amie Huguenard | Character: Self
Actor: David Letterman | Character: Self
Actor: Jewel Palovak | Character: Self
Actor: Kathleen Parker | Character: Self - Close Friend
Actor: Warren Queeney | Character: Self - Actor and Close Friend
Actor: Timothy Treadwell | Character: Self
Actor: Larry Van Daele | Character: Self - Bear Biologist

[Directors Group]
Name: Werner Herzog | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Werner Herzog | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kevin L. Beggs | Role: Producer
Name: Alana Berry | Role: Producer
Name: Billy Campbell | Role: Producer
Name: Phil Fairclough | Role: Producer
Name: Nick Huntley | Role: Producer
Name: Andrea Meditch | Role: Producer
Name: Erik Nelson | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Ortenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Jewel Palovak | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Richard Thompson | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Peter Zeitlinger | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Joe Bini | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Don Baer | Role: Production Manager
Name: Randall M. Boyd | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jessica De Jong | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dave Harding | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tom Koykka | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jane Root | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Ken King | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Klinger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Peter 'Duck' McDonald | Role: Sound Department
Name: Spencer Palermo | Role: Sound Department
Name: D.D. Stenehjem | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Erik Söllner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amie Huguenard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Timothy Treadwell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Michael Anthony Brown | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Herrianne Cayabyab Catolos | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Colin Hatton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Maya Daisy Hawke | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adarsh Kaushal | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Brian Patterson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David W. Ryan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chris Camerote | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Foulk | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Spencer Hecox | Role: Editorial Department
Name: David Taylor | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: David Bergeaud | Role: Music Department
Name: Danielle DeGruttola | Role: Music Department
Name: John Hanes | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephen Hart | Role: Music Department
Name: Henry Kaiser | Role: Music Department
Name: Jim O'Rourke | Role: Music Department
Name: Damon Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard Thompson | Role: Music Department
Name: Rebecca Rienks | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Marta Padovan | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Carol Dexter | Role: Thanks
Name: Val Dexter | Role: Thanks
Name: Sam Egli | Role: Thanks
Name: Willy Fulton | Role: Thanks
Name: Sue Houghton | Role: Thanks
Name: Anna Rogers | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Grizzly Man | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1353384217/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1353384217/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563939544760.mp4?Expires=1788426715&Signature=nB9z3weQo3u1P6tAM0vS7ZIhM~XyNjyqqIvrsE~BfU4pjQxD2Q7hD7X-HBzd2LzfFESK~hVVHHdhm1UNK67BNqjFEMJngeWy6zUPpBvdwZ7YLnD9C-QIIIReaGFTQbi9ps6WTWVnfF1Adm1b75VrIe1Pefuw8wImamveNtOnTFRL3cD3k22kMKo8gI-2PUxCkvyUcrePBvSuKcjt1tlwUMPApq3JR0KRkXdUvh4VZxWLPeFKtYXcGPFGV-Un-m5z5CxMnW3tM396HMlCQmpH77dPpuNXcXrO-3H20RjjWwVP3B8IkehxQ4jte-scd6QJWrWXmH9xTz8Xe6AJLkgbkg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
What to Watch After "Tiger King" | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1551941145/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1551941145/1434659529640-260ouz-1585616775286.mp4?Expires=1788426715&Signature=dwFwrIn~Gu1eVOvRJDPOFflddKeJmKv51oK2mfMSfDV9XkE~hOAxH54YGVk3Z1xpoMEotOiGEypWV-ztigvhrL0GfQlA12MKUsXJr-ms180cJlDdwhInhvgiTmgtrSPqLEfixBiwlX-w~-uiGZV2qko01E4XpBvjGwHHRtKniNhTdKqnnKsaSjY-esfARq9UAX4SX2ssIzqoVviBNazJlN8ER1rUoHizFeZ1Z4vMsa2UXXDZHUJCk5ZDY~DfXsLQdm4RzzgHh90JyqiJ0~fDV~mDATVXhTnoBCRfP9TJ-4L3HMmnxuiWeAfUZ~FO6PFPmNnO~EVuAhVM7wbPOBN9jA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Grizzly Man | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2628452633/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2628452633/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563677900814.mp4?Expires=1788426715&Signature=RSBGP-ZVtsTQFkdSm9zxY9IipRh9VOYnRdyZA6-NWy0T1X6NAA8hKeLOuZSxmRcALmmsi1LGtPxGtkeKQLe~Ov7gR0~x~xPxqLfAQygrSv4P0OsJb5jA3dB5xoD83gxPwcc5pGbF80~Q8HjM13105TRhusL06CvNzxuKvH5U8okyBOkDQx13lOOa12WcMh2q2NOGONsHm1Jktm3s8MVi~iF9kOlvEMAP2QV3HbrCt8UPntOEy1CdvCTYE~w1a8Zdg~3aR8aWDVOpjpXtuBF663VOY83HAnPMhl5Ig-BzzriOj7RIo7zvy510d-Y1gBT5FPN9GchqXre5FXf~dJN5Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Grizzly Man | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1403715865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1403715865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564100178785.mp4?Expires=1788426715&Signature=dHVfpU2YqGE4488~wrrwVA71vI7U3abKcUX7-lKr-YernTaBD2SzRJ9Kn~t2xk~0cFX8R2f2XmpwwpfkwsiT44lp68Xmt~PwQ7VRh-eHL6nijt74hXtKGE2w8l5Hxwvr02PC9E6spiMN39OYmiaHL3GqQ8JRoJg5QVP7FrR3lD2OqPrZ3AlRKVtKSxiI3vPOxd6b5nQCSEJbZU1TFcKq5saFQ6SmtfGcLz~IduIsqrajCRSJ5px9fwD0sxnzk3xQIT1tMqBd4s4qv4DKnIX4~kn67ItrYxIEyrB~ZQoT16RCZ9fEOywGoWIpLUOOveMmuCoUdJ37u6ETcYk2AJ8tVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Werner Herzog on Wayne Coyne and Grizzly Man | Type: Featurette | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2563442201/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2563442201/MV5BOGNmZDI5ODEtYjI3My00MDJmLWI3MzMtOTdjNWRjNzY5ZmQxXkExMV5BbXA0XkFpbWRiLWV0cy10cmFuc2NvZGU@.mp4?Expires=1788426715&Signature=BwTizYlfo~NzFqauQNsO7ew4FeH0lioQwXtKC8cbYqeAuIRLaaS7INNWwRSXubt8muE6UnMZqvSBSY1PFDLrZu4Cij2iLvTqcmRG~UNIYV7ZgQV-JtGREqcPAS8-xG36DnnbeQHiD7OHdrzITcG5cOIc6GoJXjW71pOVFlZo6jEDWYRCNQKafCT8hmPnCCzo0W~4NPLQHj9aJdw1p0uekI37amiPNq8LmMp3jdRQnZb3dVSFF7eH8Xm~UbyoZydOiMf4JDZKm3oiJrNczZBKFu0HhgBMf41Ram-bPmridQdxh5FlCmFqcStPJ-C1eBFqIGrxjO~kFztbn6aw-4YEwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 24, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: June 6, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: June 10, 2005 (Waterfront Film Festival)
United States: July 20, 2005 (New York City, New York, premiere)
United States: August 12, 2005 (limited)
France: September 4, 2005 (Deauville Film Festival)
Canada: September 30, 2005
Spain: October 2005 (Sitges Film Festival)
Iceland: October 27, 2005 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Portugal: October 27, 2005
Italy: November 12, 2005 (Torino Film Festival)
Norway: November 19, 2005 (Oslo International Film Festival)
France: December 7, 2005
Netherlands: December 8, 2005
Australia: December 26, 2005 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: February 3, 2006
Mexico: February 10, 2006 (Gira de Documentales Ambulante)
Greece: March 11, 2006 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
Belgium: March 22, 2006
Spain: March 30, 2006 (Las Palmas Film Festival)
Sweden: April 7, 2006
Hong Kong: April 9, 2006 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Norway: April 21, 2006
Greece: May 11, 2006 (limited)
Brazil: May 26, 2006
Poland: May 31, 2006 (Krakow Film Festival)
Italy: June 10, 2006 (Biografilm Festival)
Spain: June 16, 2006
Mexico: June 23, 2006
Taiwan: July 7, 2006
Denmark: August 4, 2006
Finland: September 16, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Finland: October 13, 2006
Turkey: October 14, 2006 (Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week)
Italy: November 24, 2006
Philippines: January 26, 2007 (DVD premiere)
South Africa: March 26, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Germany: April 5, 2007
Poland: April 13, 2007
Japan: May 6, 2007 (TV premiere)
South Africa: June 30, 2007 (Grahamstown National Arts Festival)
Hungary: July 17, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Israel: October 19, 2009 (Blu-ray release)
Greece: November 22, 2009 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Iceland: September 30, 2017 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Hungary: May 1, 2020 (internet)
Thailand: July 12, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: January 1, 2024 (internet)

Awards

Box Office